Vulnerability in linkeditor in HP MPE/iX 6.5 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges.
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Vulnerability in linkeditor in HP MPE/iX 6.5 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00471 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:mpe_ix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.5 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:mpe_ix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0278
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcch-8469-j6x6
References
Patch 1
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- TI-2001-00265 NM debug in HP MPE/iX 6.5 and earlier does not properly handle breakpoints, which allows local users to gain privileges. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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- TI-1999-00442 Local users can gain privileges using the debug utility in the MPE/iX operating system. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2001-0278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wcch-8469-j6x6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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